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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Wardell

Wardell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 730th; the most babies were born in 1950 (87). More babies were named Wardell in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195087 babies
Total since 1880
4,326babies recorded

Wardell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 36 since 1918.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#13,9405
2010#8,10110
2000#6,81110
1990#2,86323
1980#2,05427
1970#1,41536
1960#90371
1950#74087
1940#80061
1930#1,05144
1920#98450
1910#1,04011
1900#1,2966
1890——
1880——

How popular is Wardell, counting every spelling?

Wardell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Wardell?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Wardell are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 47 and 73. That makes Wardell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Wardell by state

How common Wardell was among boys born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (9.4×), Louisiana (4.2×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMO0.02Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesVA0.03Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesAR0.09Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesLA0.19Mississippi: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesMS0.42Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Wardell, boys, 1948–1952. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Wardell

How popular is the name Wardell?

Wardell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 730th; the most babies were born in 1950 (87). More babies were named Wardell in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Wardell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 36 girls and 4,290 boys.

Where was Wardell most popular?

In 1948–1952, Wardell was most common in Mississippi (0.42 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.